As well as testing their hoovering skills, we rated each robot’s app and how easy they were to set up and maintain.

Blossom enjoys delving into the intricacies of products and refining testing protocols for hundreds of items. Basic robot vacuum cleaners will clean any area available to them – so if you leave the sitting room door open, it will navigate its way through and start cleaning the room. This mopping, self-emptying robot vacuum comes from networking giant TP-Link – probably best known for its internet routers rather than its home appliances.If your living space is all on one level, a robot vacuum cleaner can clean your home for as long as it’s charged. com","col3":"used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate, which means that it limits the collection of data on high traffic sites. It isn’t perfect; it sometimes struggled to manoeuvre around furniture, while some pet hair caught in the brushes (although less than most), and on hard floors the powerful brushes moved dust away as well as drawing it in.

We liked that this robot wasn’t too noisy – we had it running once we were tucked up in bed, and it didn’t wake us.Designed with money saving efficient motors, this vacuum has a top class 'A' energy rating and 'A' rated performance on hard floors. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Corners are also difficult for them to reach, so some spots around the home might need a bit of specific human attention.

A robot vacuum may not fully replace a vacuum cleaner since normal vacuums come with more cleaning power, and enable more control over the cleaning process. The weight is hardly excessive and can easily be carried up a flight of stairs and it is loud but not deafening and indicates a good, powerful clean is being achieved.That means you get floor mapping, efficient navigation, voice controls, no go zones, scheduling, and basic furniture avoidance. Impressing with its pick-up on all tests, large crumbs, finer dirt and even pet hair posed no problems.

It also has the most powerful suction of any robot vacuum we tried, which did mean it picked up plenty of dirt and debris around the home. As to the noise, it is slightly noisier than my last vacuum, but nothing I would have noticed if I hadn't read the other reviews.Its navigation was also fairly random, but overall, it was easy to set up and use and boasted great connectivity, whether via its intuitive app, simple remote, or effective voice control. That’s always good to hear if, like me, you vacuum often; all ways to keep costs down are appreciated!